Comments on: Demoralized Republicans descend on a convention city threatened by actual and political stormshttps://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/44898
The oldest political news site on the InternetThu, 24 May 2018 11:19:21 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.6By: Tomhttps://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/44898/comment-page-1#comment-208802
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:22:02 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208802I can’t wait for this country to become a theocracy. I was in a UMC meeting last week when one of the members stated that the “separation of church and state” did not mean what it means. He said we need to ignore that part of the constitution. I was dumbfounded so therefore bring it on fast. These people do not realize that we will become just like a Middle Eastern country with Pat, Billy, or Jimmy in charge. Do as I say not as I do.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:55:52 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208798RE: what you wrote: “I just learned that Rick Scott (Florida Governor) is going to cut early voting in 4 areas of his state to guarantee a win for Romney.”

That does me in, too….I hate dirty tricks…Keeps reminding me of Tricky Dick Nixon…This whole business of voter ID to prevent voter fraud is another farce and is being used to disenfranchise poor voters. The frequency of voter fraud is so tiny, it is insignificant.

Even the Doonesbury comic has tried to educate the public about this flim-flam:

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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:53:35 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208791delegates
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:52:41 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208790Doug, any thoughts on paper concerning Texas, GOP and Maine delegayes?
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:43:03 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208789It occurs to me that it is hard to receive redress for your grievances from across a bay…
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Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:02:49 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208785I’m done in! I just learned that Rick Scott (Florida Governor) is going to cut early voting in 4 areas of his state to guarantee a win for Romney. I honestly do not want to live in a nation that can be bought as Romney is clearly doing. I would understand a win by a Republican if they could do it legally and ethically.

It might just be that Obama was unable to get through the Republican Congress but anyone who follows this mess must understand that it could be fixed if the congress lost a few members. That takes money, time and effort that the American voters do not wish to do.

Apparently the American voters are more in step with the residents of Arizona. So far only one man in Southern Florida wants to deny Scotts instructions and he has been told he will lose his job. This is the kind of campaign that Romney is running. I can only hope the Democrats know how to stop this illegal dealing with the voters. It is amazing that all of the trouble makers and liars are all Christians. I’ve known that they play dirty when money or power is part of the deal.

Romney is up to his butt in Paul Ryans check list for Americans. He pretends he will overrule Ryan’s plans but he has accepted all of it. The GOP will have to play this down and I wonder if they will. I’ve been a part of their conventions since the 1950’s and apparently the way we ran them is now considered old fashioned. When there was a separation of church and state, their hands were tied but now they can do whatever they want. According to the last numbers, Romney is leading in Florida.

I’ll go back to Ron Paul and not give a damn who wins this election.

]]>By: blutodoghttps://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/44898/comment-page-1#comment-208784
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:08:04 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208784W. RMONEY has one thing going for him and it has nothing to do with Paul Ryan , it’s B. Obama who hasn’t really done much to earn another term. B. Obama has only one thing going for hi, W. RMONEY who hasn’t really made a case why he should replace him.
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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:47:20 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208783Jim, I’ve been trying to follow some of the speakers but the audience is so loud that nobody can be heard. I doubt I’m missing anything but it would be nice if MSNBC would allow their hosts to be outside of the screaming mobs. Chris Matthews was wonderful earlier in the convention when he took on the current head of the NRC.

You are right about Pat Robertson who will do a sermon on Sunday about why God sent Isaac to side track the convention, just to prove he is watching.

I’ve attended several conventions but I’ve never seen so many people who stand there screaming. What’s the purpose? If MSNBC has anything to say about tomorrow they should guarantee that the conference should be inside away from the freaks. I remember when these things were done seriously.

]]>By: Jim B.https://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/44898/comment-page-1#comment-208782
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:31:43 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208782If this were the Democratic National Convention in Tampa at this time, I could see good-ol’ Pat Robertson stating that God disapproves of the Democratic Party’s platform and is sending a hurricane its way to show His wrath.

Maybe the Democrats are more into science than they are into divine retribution, so they’re not commenting on this issue.

One thing for sure, there’ll be a lot more wind inside the convention hall over the next few days than outside it.

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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:35:43 +0000http://www.capitolhillblue.com/?p=44898#comment-208781I watched a few minutes of Ron Paul’s convention on CSPAN but had to cut it short due to a 49er football game that started. They beat the Broncos so my Sunday was not completely ruined. I’m watching some of the speakers in Tampa but nothing to convince me to vote for Romney.

My association with the LDS faith convinces me to never put any member in office anywhere. My grandfather left the church just after WW2 and was so horrified at what they were pushing that he refused to talk about it. He was crushed when I walked out of my baptism but never again mentioned it. He retired when I was handed over to him when my mother went on tour and I grew to adore him and we became inseparable. He took raising me very seriously and insisted that I be sent to an all girl’s boarding school. I grew to love my school and he knew I needed the strict rules.

What do we do for a political party? You are right and a smart debate between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney would have been perfect for the Party. I just received a letter from “United for Separation of Church and State” and I will follow what they suggest.

There are a lot of us Wayne and someday maybe a new GOP will stand up against the mess we have now. .